Anyone?
Got a single thought?
Found it interesting,if complex and questionable from a scientific view,but besides…
i think its a science in its own right 
dawood
well, any astrology is hardly worth considering as a “science”.
It is good fun for the superstitous and non-superstitous alike though.
The characteristics outlined in Chinese astrology are often times eerily accurate though. That is a curiousity about it that I have always found interesting, even when I was a little kid.
peace
hi kung lek…
imo ba zi along with feng shui are more complicated than superstitions and everything… you have to know the earthly branches and heavenly stems as well as a very accurate date of birth for calculations. similar to feng shui they have to use the lo pan and many other things ot make calculations. thats why i say its chinese science as you have to study for a long time under a good teacher to learn the skill
dawood
Complicated superstitions are still superstitions, imho.
Eulerfan is correct.
eurlefan: im not even gonna TRY to argue with ya coz ur 2 d@mn good 
dawood
Seems to cut ppl in two categories:
“LOL.BS-HOGWASH”
“Actually my friend,it is based on age old science and mathematics.”
I just wonder…
Obviously it links perfectly into some things of TCM and chinese philosophy and CMA maybe.
That is one interesting point about it I think,I consider it worthy but it´s pseudo scientific approach is what makes it questionable.
While it seems that you could dis it immediately,you should still study it very much to understand various little nuances.
Besides that,such stuff as elements and match of animal signs make good behavior science and are even logical…
Me, “Spinach, I hate spinach!” Me Mum, “How do you know. You,ve never tried it.”
Your horoscope for today, and every day
You will receive vague advice from someone who knows nothing about you or your circumstances and has in fact never met you. This advice will be based on irrelevant facts of no precision whatsoever. The result may be good, bad, or inconclusive.
A little foible of the human mind to keep in consideration:
If you read horiscopes of any nature, the times that they are surprisingly accurate will stick in your memory. You tend to just forget the times that they are completely off base.
I’ve had a preminatory dream. I literally dreamed something and it happened in real life.
Am I psychic? Hell no.
In my time on earth as a person capable of identifying that what I dreamt was happening in real life, I’ve had about 8,800 dreams I was able to recall in my waking hours. The probability that ONE of those is going to coincide with a real life event is pretty **** high. It’s not special. But people to whom this has happened tend to think it is. It’s just the way our minds work.
FC, I do think it’s scientific. It is based on the science of human nature and making people believe utter hogwash.
dezhen, If you don’t fight me, I’m just going to sit here poking your side. (poke, poke, poke) Is that annoying? Is that bugging you? (poke, poke, poke) 
ur poking isnt so annoying yet do u ever get to wushu chicks chatroom or anything (msn, yahoo etc.) btw? its usually ages before anyone else is there and im on uk time…
dawood
Wen has a site?
hey yup she does…
sorry to spam for wen guys! im sure she can do a good enuff job on her own!
http://www.fu-ragz.com
http://pub7.ezboard.com/bshaolinnorthwestforum for the discussion and chatroom, but u need to sign up 1st…
dawood
Awesome. Done and done. I’m taking my blind dog to the park right now but I’ll probably be in the room a good bit.
Not because I’m pathetic and spend an inordinate amount of time on the internet, mind you…other reasons.
Back to astrology for now?
Huh,I nearly forgot to thank you for replying,here it goes…
Yeah,I don´t think it is very scientific from a western point of view,maybe not even eastern…hmmm.
I´ve studied it a bit and have come to recent conclusion that:-
-It should not be relied on.
-It is complementary,and may aid in understanding TCM etc. philosophy.
-It is good to know,just in case…
-Results and forecasts may vary from making sense to making no sense at all,a good point that I have found out is that even though it can aid in understanding things,it is also noted that things also originate from all different things.
Well…some food for thoughts
Chinese astrology
Pseudo sicence… perhaps
superstitions… may be
Old wives’ tale it is not
It is very easy to slap on heritic labels and burn the witches (pardon the expression).
In the ancient texts, which many didn’t survive through the ages, there are well explained reasons behind why certain animals are associated with certain time and the “Gone Gee”. Surely folklores make it easier to remember and more interesting to pass on the info.
The Ten Heavenly Stems “Tien Gone” represent ying/yang and the five phases which are again representation of the 4 seasons. They are more as abstract as nature itself. The Twelve Earthly branches “Dei Gee” are more tangible. That’s why there are animals to representing them. The TEB are also representation of the charaterics of the “hours”. For examples:
The four extremes:
Rat (mid-nite) : it’s a “farm” or wild animal that’s most active at nite. Mid-nite is the first yang (beginning of the circle) which is still pretty small yet very active and productive in the procreation department like the roden.
Horse (mid-day): it’s a “farm” or wild animal that’s most dynamic and full of energy which is believed to be a kin of dragon. This powerful animal is quite gentle. That’s like the first yin (middle of the circle) which is hidden in the big yang (mid day) - Gentleness in a power house. Horses’ procreation powress are quite astonishing in the Chinese eyes.
Rabbit (beginning of sun rise): it’s a farm or wild animal that’s very agile and fast. It represent the quick changes of rising sun at the eastern horizon. Also it’s similar to the rat in its ability to reproduce in large numbers (many things/events happening).
Rooster (beginnging of sun set): it’s a farm or wild animal that’s punctual. It faces the east [the sun] thus it is place is on the western horizon. I think we all know how productive the chicken are.
and so on so forth…
Anyway, these are just few examples of how information are “hidden” in layers of natural phenomenia. The THS and TEB are IMHO earliest form of “digitalized” information grids. It’s traits of information age in the pass that didn’t have the tool (technology) to go with it. Too bad that they are to many people as almost witchcraftish. BTW, Chinese divination is not more difficult or absurb then space expeditions. It’s all about numbers crunching. Study the subject if you are interested in find the truth about it rather then relying on other people’s opinions over facts.
Mantis108
Would you feel embarassed to learn that the PC you are using right now, is a derivation of the Yi Jing? Probably not…but maybe you should be.
"Would you feel embarassed to learn that the PC you are using right now, is a derivation of the Yi Jing? Probably not…but maybe you should be. "
? Yi Jing…let´s see…“intention essence” or something like that loosely translated off the top of my head but you must have meant something else.
Explain a bit more so I´ll understand that joke too and we can release the laugh together.
Thanks for any replies.
mantis108,
now that you are offering such detailed information which I´m slightly aware of,would you (anyone) like to share your elements or animal signs and tell if you feel they have anything in common with you…
Mine is “wood ox” as far as I know…fits in pretty well.
Of course we love to rationalize ourselves and at times these things just don´t match or we want to close them away.
According to my “personality”,I shall prefer roosters,snakes and possibly rats.
Pinyin: Yi Jing
Wade-Giles: I Ching
A universal model expressed in 6-bit “words”, as opposed to the 16- or 32-bit words used by most modern PCs.